Wanted parolee Carlos Ramirez of Vacaville arrested

Vacaville police arrested a wanted parolee at large Monday after he was found hiding in a shed behind an apartment complex following a pursuit and search, authorities reported.

Carlos Ramirez, a 22-year-old Vacaville man, was taken into custody in the 1700 block of Alamo Drive, more than an hour after being spotted by Vacaville police Officer Bryan Larsen around 11:42 a.m. in front of a home in the 1600 block of the same street.

Ramirez, who Larsen said was on parole for grand theft and witness intimidation, was standing outside a home when Larsen recognized and tried to contact him, police said. Ramirez reportedly ran back into the house as a backup officer arrived before running out the back of the residence, where he was last seen jumping fences.

Additional officers responded and a perimeter was set up around the neighborhood, but the search was called off a short time later without any further sign of Ramirez, Larsen said.

At 12:22 p.m., police received a call from a resident at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Alamo Drive who reported seeing a man on the phone and acting suspiciously, Larsen said.

Police responded to the area and Ramirez again fled, this time to the back of the apartment complex.

A perimeter was again set up and Ramirez was discovered in his hiding place and taken into custody without incident around 12:51 p.m., Larsen said.

He was then transported to Fairfield and booked into Solano County Jail.